Northside whips SWO in girls' basketball

Published: Saturday, December 1, 2012 at 10:00 AM.

The Stallions also struggled against Northside’s full-court and half-court press, committing 26 turnovers.

Northside finished with 14 turnovers.

“We just have a lot of work to do,” coach Marley said. “I’m just disappointed in the lack of teamwork more than anything. There’s just so many basic fundamentals we have to get … (and) so many things we have to put together before conference. We’ve got a lot of work to do.”

As for the second half, especially the third quarter, Marley had a ready explanation.

“We’re out of shape still. That’s part of the problem, which we’ve been talking about,” she said. “But I’ve got old players sitting in the crowd right now knowing that they’ve been taught differently.”

Northside, which led by as many as six in the first half, outscored the Stallions 16-4 in the first 5:30 of the second half to go up 34-20 on a layup by Kayla Hill, who had 6 of her team-high 15 points in the run. Perez also hit two of her 3-pointers in the surge.

With sophomore guard Lizzie Perez hitting four 3-pointers in the final two quarters to lead the way, the Monarchs outscored Southwest 36-12 in the second half to roll to a 54-28 nonconference victory Thursday night.

Northside (2-0) led just 18-16 at halftime over the Stallions (0-2), but Perez hit two of her treys in a 21-9 third quarter and added the other two in final eight minutes.

“We were two different teams in the first half and second half,” Northside first-year coach Chad Novelli said. “The first half we weren’t ready to match their intensity. They were ready to play. We came out a little sluggish.

“Second half, they (Monarchs) came out exact opposite. They realized that it wasn’t going to be a game that was given to them (and) that they better go out and get it if they wanted it.”

It was a frustrating game for Southwest coach Bev Marley, whose club got 22 of its 28 points from sophomore Taylor Marley.

“Our big girls have to step up and want to score,” coach Marley said, “and none of our big girls are hungry to score.”

The Stallions also struggled against Northside’s full-court and half-court press, committing 26 turnovers.

Northside finished with 14 turnovers.

“We just have a lot of work to do,” coach Marley said. “I’m just disappointed in the lack of teamwork more than anything. There’s just so many basic fundamentals we have to get … (and) so many things we have to put together before conference. We’ve got a lot of work to do.”

As for the second half, especially the third quarter, Marley had a ready explanation.

“We’re out of shape still. That’s part of the problem, which we’ve been talking about,” she said. “But I’ve got old players sitting in the crowd right now knowing that they’ve been taught differently.”

Northside, which led by as many as six in the first half, outscored the Stallions 16-4 in the first 5:30 of the second half to go up 34-20 on a layup by Kayla Hill, who had 6 of her team-high 15 points in the run. Perez also hit two of her 3-pointers in the surge.

Southwest never got closer than 12 after that.

Ashanti Curry added 13 points and 8 rebounds for the Monarchs.

Novelli said a number factors went into his team’s strong third quarter that continued into the final quarter. The Monarchs started hitting shots and rotating better in their half-court trap while also shoring up holes in their zone, all of which helped open the door for some easy fast-break buckets.

Asked if it was a good performance in only his team’s second game of the season, he replied: “I would say I am happy where we are and I’m also happy to know with where we are there’s a lot of room for improvement.”